PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veto Remmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Remmi
vs
Red

225 cm
27
275 lbs
19 - 2 - 1

195 cm
27
275 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery
Amber Swan CBK

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Veto Remmi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Red!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remmi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Red blocks the body kick.
Remmi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Red sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Remmi misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Red. That snapped Remmi's head back.

Remmi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Red to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Remmi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Remmi keeping full guard, as Red tries to pass.
Red slips nicely into half guard.
Red is nestled in close to Remmi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red wants to control but Remmi is keeping him busy.
Red thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Remmi trying to get back to full guard but Red takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Red trying to control but Remmi is having none of it.
Red takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Remmi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Red lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Red with good strikes from the mount here!
Red controlling the position easily from mount.
Red is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Red sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Red putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Red looking to control but Remmi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Red landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Red connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Red landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remmi wants to get back to his feet.
Red with shots to the head and body - Remmi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Red scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Remmi?
Red working the ground and pound effectively.
Red scoring with strikes but Remmi is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red tries to control but Remmi wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Red.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Red dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Red throws a body punch but Remmi moves out of range.
Remmi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remmi misses with a low kick.
Red tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remmi was well out of range. Poor timing from Red.
Remmi blocks a head kick by Red.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Remmi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Red. That's going to slow Remmi down.
Red swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Remmi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Red has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Red moves away from the strike by Remmi.
Red throws a leg kick that is checked
and Remmi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Red stuns Remmi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Red changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Remmi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Red throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Red, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red throws a lazy head kick
and Remmi counters with a thumping low kick.

Red instigates a clinch.
Red tries to break the clinch but Remmi is controlling the position.

Remmi breaks from the clinch.
Red is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Remmi rather than just go for the knockout.
Red fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Remmi.
Remmi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Red has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Remmi finds it's way round the side to connect with Red's head.
Red moves out of range as Remmi throws a body kick.
Red tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Remmi as he checks the leg kick.
Remmi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Red. Red obviously looking to wear him down.
Red steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Remmi.
Red takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Red keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Red ducks under a wild hook from Remmi.
Red misses the body punch
and Remmi counters with a body kick that stops Red in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remmi throws a leg kick

and Red counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red trying to control from half guard but Remmi is working away.
Jimmy Red has got the better of the ground game so far.
Remmi wants to get back to full guard but Red has passed into side control.
Red takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Red pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Red has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Remmi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Red lands with some strikes.
Remmi is trying to escape the mount.
Red lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Remmi hang on?
Red trying to control but Remmi is having none of it.
Red lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red looking to control but Remmi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Remmi is in a horrible position here. Red smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Red.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red controlling from the full mount.
Red looking to control but Remmi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Red misses with a low kick.
Remmi throws a push kick but Red slaps the foot to one side.
Remmi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Red throws a head kick that misses
and Remmi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Red throws a shot from downtown. Remmi moves away and avoids it.
Remmi blocks a head kick by Red.
Red lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Remmi circles away quickly and effectively.
Red keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Red throws a front kick aimed at Remmi's knee but Remmi avoids it well.
Remmi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Red misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Red looks to score with a jab to the body but Remmi is just out of range.
Remmi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Red's sensitive parts.
Veto Remmi is winning the standup battle so far.
Red steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Remmi.
Red fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Remmi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Remmi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Red doesn't seem bothered though.
Red misses with a wild body shot.
Red throws a front kick aimed at Remmi's knee but Remmi avoids it well.
Remmi misses with an uppercut.
Remmi lands with a shot to the body.
Remmi misses the body punch
and Red counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Remmi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Red throws a head kick that misses
and Remmi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Red takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Red gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Red avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remmi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Red is keeping the position for now.
Red looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remmi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Red swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Red has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Remmi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Red is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remmi postures up in Red's guard and throws a big left but Red blocks it.
Red is trying to keep Remmi in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Red finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Red throws a head kick that misses
and Remmi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Remmi slips a jab and a cross from Red.
Remmi throws out a leg kick but Red moves out of range and Remmi only half commits.
Red tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Remmi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Red's knee momentarily.
Red misses with a leg kick.
Red moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remmi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Red is out of range.
Red misses with a kick to the body.
A shot to the body from Red misses
and Red takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Red misses with a looping right.
Red misses with a body shot.
Remmi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red throws out the jab.
Red pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Red throws a low kick, looking for Remmi's leg but Remmi calmly moves out of range.
Red shoots for a double leg takedown but Remmi sprawls well. He's pushed Red's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Remmi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Red misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remmi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Remmi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Red avoids the body shot from Remmi.
Remmi lands with a kick to the temple. Red shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veto Remmi clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice combination there by Remmi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Red.
Red wants to land a leg kick but Remmi is out of range.
Remmi throws a chopping leg kick but Red manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Remmi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Remmi digs a good body shot into Red's ribs.
Remmi stuns Red with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Remmi is looking to chop away at Red's legs.
Remmi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Red.
Remmi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Red takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Red.
Red is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Remmi scores with a push kick.
Red moves out of range of the body kick from Remmi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red blocks a head kick by Remmi.
Remmi scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body kick there by Remmi.
Red pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remmi lands with a straight right. Red didn't see that one coming.
Remmi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Remmi throws a body kick the misses
and Red counters with a slapping leg kick.
Red walks forward, straight into a front kick from Remmi.
Remmi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Remmi fakes the leg kick and cracks Red in the body.
Remmi avoids the body shot from Red.
Red on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Remmi. Remmi obviously looking to wear him down.
Remmi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Remmi to score with a decent uppercut.
Remmi stuns Red with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Remmi.
Remmi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Red's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remmi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Remmi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Red. That did some damage!
Remmi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Remmi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Red has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Remmi.
Remmi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Remmi shoots in for a takedown but Red shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Remmi finds it's way through Red's defenses.
Remmi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remmi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jimmy Red seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remmi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Remmi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Red takes a swing at Remmi's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Remmi as he checks the leg kick.
Remmi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red tries to move into range but Remmi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Remmi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Red's head.
Remmi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Remmi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Red will feel that in the morning.
Remmi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remmi.
A head kick misses from Red.
Remmi lands a glancing blow to the side of Red's head.
Remmi lands with a kick to the temple. Red shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remmi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Remmi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Remmi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Red stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remmi.
Remmi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remmi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Remmi lands an overhand right.
Red sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Remmi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Red on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Red takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Red takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Remmi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Remmi.
Red blocks a low kick nicely.
Remmi scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Remmi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Red.
Red takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Red takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veto Remmi had his way with Jimmy Red in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Remmi lands a nice shot to the body.
Red takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Remmi misses with a body kick.
A nice combination there by Remmi.
Remmi cracks the inside of Red's front leg.
Remmi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Remmi lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Red.
Remmi connects with a crisp jab.
Red takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A clash of legs there as Red blocks the low kick.
Red is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Red moves out of range of the body kick from Remmi.
Remmi throws a low kick, looking for Red's leg but Red calmly moves out of range.
Remmi scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remmi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remmi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Red but Red pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Red misses with a body shot
and Remmi counters with a nice body shot.
Remmi cracks Red with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Remmi feints and then cracks Red's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Red down.
Red takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Remmi cracks a nice hook into Red's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Remmi.
Red on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Remmi.
Remmi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Remmi thows a body kick. Red tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Remmi scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remmi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Red takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Remmi.
Remmi connects with a solid leg kick.
Remmi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Remmi tests Red's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Remmi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Remmi lands a jab to Red's midsection.
Remmi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Remmi misses with a low kick.
Remmi cracks Red with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remmi.
Remmi throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remmi connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Red checks a leg kick.
Red blocks a head kick by Remmi.
Red throws a head kick but Remmi moves out of range.
Remmi connects with a solid leg kick.
Remmi thuds his shin into the meat of Red's side.
Remmi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Red doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Remmi.
Remmi looks to land a body kick but Red moved away.
Red takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Remmi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Red loads up on a big right hand but Remmi slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Remmi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Remmi. Remmi obviously looking to wear him down.
Red throws a looping overhand right but Remmi ducks down to avoid it.
Remmi lands a jab to the nose.
Red throws an overhand right that lands on Remmi's shoulder, as Remmi tries to avoid the shot.
Red moves forwards but Remmi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Remmi throws a front kick that sends Red stumbling back into the cage.
Remmi lands with an overhand left.
Remmi misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Remmi.
Red looks for a takedown but Remmi sprawls well.
Remmi lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Remmi throws a head kick that misses.
Remmi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Red is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Veto Remmi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Remmi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:45
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veto Remmi!
Veto Remmi retains his heavyweight title!